Cantonese words starting with H

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Every single time, especially with the implication that it is unnecessary or excessive.

To sink, cave in, or sag downwards or inwards.

Lower limit, prescribed minimum, or floor value.

Lower jaw; mandible.

To calm the internal energy in Chinese medicine, or to let one's anger die down.

Directional or aspectual verb suffix indicating downward motion or the continuation of an action.

To enter the sex industry, such as becoming a prostitute or performing in adult videos.

Servant or maid; a domestic helper of low social status.

下一個下一个

Summer; summer days.

Downstream; the lower reaches of a river.

下意識下意识

Subconscious; subconsciousness; a thought or reaction made immediately without thinking.

To swallow down.

haa6 jyun4 jyut6

Third quarter moon, where the left half of the moon is illuminated.

Lower-ranking staff; subordinates in an organization.

Extra income or perks outside of one's main salary, such as tips; or food leftovers from restaurant customers.

haa6 laan4 cin4*2

下欄錢下栏钱

Tips or gratuities given to service staff at restaurants, nightclubs, or other establishments.

haa6 lai5 fu6 ceon4 waan4

夏禮輔循環夏礼辅循环

Krebs cycle, also known as the tricarboxylic acid cycle or citric acid cycle.

Flowing downward; also used to describe mean-spirited, obscene, or shameless behavior.

haa6 lei5 baa1 jan4

Popular, simple, or easily understandable art or literature.

To issue orders or command someone to do something.

Summer; the summer season.

haa6 ling6 jing4

夏令營夏令营

Summer camp; group training and accommodation activities organized for children and youth during the summer holidays.

haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3

夏令時間夏令时间

Daylight saving time; the practice of setting clocks forward by one hour during the summer months.

The following; listed below.

Used after a verb to indicate a change over time or the result of a continuous action or state.

Whereabouts; the place where a person or thing is located.

haa6 lok6 bat1 ming4

Whereabouts unknown; to be missing or unaccounted for.

haa6 lou4 dung1 sin3

夏爐冬扇夏炉冬扇

Wasted and ineffective efforts that do not suit the needs of the situation; literally, a stove in summer and a fan in winter.

The second line of a couplet.

To dismount from a horse, or to stop a project or activity.

下馬威下马威

An initial show of severity or authority, typically by a newly appointed superior to establish dominance.

The passage or paragraph below, or the subsequent development of an event.

Below, under, or the area underneath something.

Xiamen, a city in Fujian, China.

Xiamen (also known as Amoy), a major city and Special Economic Zone in Fujian province, China.

Afternoon, from noon until sunset; also used to indicate p.m.

Afternoon tea; a light meal or snack between lunch and dinner.

Lower jaw or mandible.

Next year; the coming year.

Chin; the lower jaw.

haa6 paa4 heng1 heng1

下爬輕輕下爬轻轻

To make promises casually or lightly without serious intention of keeping them.

haa6 paa4 hing1 hing1

下扒輕輕下扒轻轻

Making promises too easily without thinking them through or intending to keep them.

Lower body; the lower half of the human body.

The next life; the next incarnation.

haa6 sai3 tau4 toi1

To be reincarnated in the next life.

The lower part of the body, particularly from the abdomen down.

To start doing something, to set to work, or to take action.